Assistant Plant Controller

Company: The Judge Group
Location: Hammond
Posted on: September 15, 2023

Job Description:

Our client is currently seeking a Assistant Plant ControllerJob Description:The Assistant Plant Controller will be responsible for financial reporting and analysis in the organization. Providing reporting and analysis to facilitate critical business decisions based on financial data.
Supporting the plant operations through analysis of and by providing actionable information on key performance indicators and trends.
Communicating with and coordinating plant and division functions, promoting organizational success. Offering recommendations to reduce costs, increase profitability, or otherwise improve financial performance.
The Role:
Your work will include, but not be limited to:
Participate in the monthly, quarterly and year end
close process.
Ensure adherence to the financial statements
compliance in accordance with US GAAP
Support the Controller in delivering plant forecast
per the Company's Operating Calendar and the development of annual Plant
Budget
Drive internal controls compliance throughout the
organization and ability to demonstrate their effectiveness to Internal
and External Auditors.
Develop capital spend request business case(s).
Coordinate review and approval with the Division management
Responsible to support the semi-annual physical
inventory to ensure that accuracy of the outcome
Partner with Operations to identify and drive
continuous improvements initiatives
Must be able to work with various levels of the
organization (Division, Operations, Commercial, Systems).
Support the Controller in supervising and coaching the
plant finance team
Support
weekly assessments for changes from the
current forecast ( volume/mix, scrap, Freight, labor MFE, ect.)
Create and/or Review and verifies the accuracy of
month end journal entries and accounts reconciliation
Monitor cash flows and drive cash flow forecast
accuracy
Track and report all capital projects completed in the
facility
Track the plant profitability by program (PPR) for the
forecast and the month-end actual
Support the Controller in the Quartly Attest and
Quarterly SOX testing certification
Responsible to support various meetings, ad hoc
projects and/or requests for plants, division, and corporate.
Your Qualifications:
Requires 5+ Years of Finance Experience working in a
manufacturing environment
Prior accounting work experience OR BS or BBA in
Accounting or related field (Finance or Economics)
Strong Microsoft Excel Skills.
Proven Analytical, Communications and Organizational
skills.
Ability to interface across multiple organizations,
product lines and levels in the organization.
Ability and willingness to work a flexible and/or
changeable schedule, especially during the month end close process
Position
does require manufacturing background and experience.
Bonus If You Have:
Previous Budgeting & Forecasting
experience for a multi-national organization.
Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley and
reporting requirements
Prior Automotive Experience
CPA a plus
Experienced with Hyperion HFM,
Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Retrieve or Equivalent
Bilingual in
Spanish is a huge plus.

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